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Somalia’s governance is wanting at both national and federal, corruption is endemic and al-Shabaab militants are still a major threat, even firing mortars at the airport ahead of the inauguration.

The IOM said it needs immediate funding to continue essential life-saving programs and help communities adapt and withstand future shocks.

When the rains failed for a fourth consecutive season last month, UN aid agencies and meteorologists warned that a famine was looming in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.

President Sheikh Mohamud conveyed his greetings and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Crown Prince, and to the government and people of Saudi Arabia.  

Today’s IED blast is part of Al-Shabaab's terrorist attacks on Somali and foreign forces and it comes as new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud who was inaugurated today in Mogadishu promised peace.

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected president of Somalia on 15th May in Mogadishu, five years after being voted out of office. 

No group claimed responsibility for the shelling but the experts say this is a politically motivated attack given the timing and the target was the airport complex, where the new president is being inaugurated.

The president’s inauguration will take place at the Afisioni hangar in the airport facility under tight security with all flights to and from Mogadishu expected to be halted until Friday, according to the sources.

Fahad was accused of being the mastermind of the murder of Ikran Tahlil, a senior NISA female officer who worked as the agency's cybersecurity head.

Four rainy seasons have failed in the space of two years – killing crops and livestock and drying up water sources, the UN said, noting that forecasts suggest the next October to December rains are likely to fail too.

On Tuesday morning, main roads in the city were locked down for the president’s visit to the ministry of defense over a fear of attack by Al-Shabaab which poses a major threat to the security of the country.

Mohamud who is expected to be inaugurated on Thursday, June 9 has promised during his election campaign he will to liberated the whole country from Al-Shabaab and hold a popular election in 4 years.